
Darphin Resurfacing Peel by Darphin
Benefits
Promise: Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
This liquid peel also provides anti-ageing benefits, helping to minimise the look of fine lines and pores.
This product can help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness because it contains acetyl glucosamine, lactobionic acid.
Keep in mind that it typically takes at least 6 weeks to notice any results because the changes that are needed to improve fine lines and elasticity happen in the deeper layers of the skin. No topical anti-aging product can “erase” wrinkles or fully reverse signs of aging.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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acetyl glucosamine | HIGH | ||
lactobionic acid | HIGH |
Promise: Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
It works like a very gentle glycolic peel, leaving the skin feeling smoother and appearing more even in tone.
This product can help reduce hypepigmentation and even out the skin tone because it contains the following effective ingredients: acetyl glucosamine, lactobionic acid, salicylic acid
Keep in mind that you would need to apply any topical skincare targetted at hypigmentation consistently for a couple of months to get a result. No topical skincare product can help get rid of hyperpigmentation (including post-acne marks and age spots) instantly.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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acetyl glucosamine | HIGH | ||
lactobionic acid | HIGH | ||
salicylic acid | LOW |
Promise: Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Resurfacing Peel by Darphin
This product can help exfoliate the skin. In other words, it helps break down the bonds between dead cells on the surface of the skin and speed up the skin turnover. Skin often appears softer and brighter after exfoliation, but overdoing it can result in disrupted skin barrier. The following ingredient is doing the exfoliating job in this product: lactobionic acid, salicylic acid.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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lactobionic acid | HIGH | ||
salicylic acid | HIGH | ||
acetyl glucosamine | MEDIUM |
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Then follow this with a moisturiser without rinsing.
This product contains good ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. These ingredients are called "humectants": faex, castanea sativa seed extract.
When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. If the air is dry, humectants can speed up the moisture loss from the skin. This is why it is a good idea to use another product on top of this one to help "seal in" the moisture (look for ingredients like dimethicone, squalane, oils and butters).
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: acetyl glucosamine, lactobionic acid
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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acetyl glucosamine | HIGH | ||
faex | HIGH | ||
lactobionic acid | HIGH |
Other benefit: Anti-blemish
This product can help reduce breakouts and clogged pores because it contains the following ingredient: salicylic acid. This ingredient is used for treating acne and can have a noticeable effect.
The following ingredient (ingredients) in this product might be helpful, but there is no evidence to confirm that it actually works: lactobionic acid
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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salicylic acid | HIGH | ||
lactobionic acid | MEDIUM |
Other benefit: Anti-oxidation
This product contains antioxidants (lactobionic acid) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).
The following ingredients - castanea sativa seed extract also can have an antioxidant effect, but there is less evidence to confirm their effectiveness in skin.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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lactobionic acid | HIGH | ||
castanea sativa seed extract | MEDIUM | ||
salvia sclarea extract | LOW |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Anti-aging | |
Exfoliation | |
Moisturizing | |
Evens skin tone |
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Potential irritants

Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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alcohol denat. | ||
salicylic acid | ||
hamamelis virginiana extract |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- lactobionic acid
- salicylic acid
- acetyl glucosamine
- yeast extract
- hamamelis virginiana extract
- castanea sativa seed extract
- faex
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Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
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23% - 35% | |
Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products | |
11% - 17% | |
Plain old water | |
1.25% - 2.5% | |
Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid) | |
3.5% - 5.3% | |
A polyhydroxy acid (PHA) that helps shed dead cells from the surface of the skin revealing a smoother, more even skin. PHAs tend to be gentler on the skin compared to AHAs (for example, glycolic acid). It also has hydrating properties and helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. It can help calm down inflammation in skin and support restoration of the barrier function. It has an anti-oxidant effect as well. It can help reduce fine line, wrinkles and improve skin elasticity | |
2.5% - 3.8% | |
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin | |
1.8% - 2.6% | |
A plant extract that can help calm down inflammation in skin. Can, however, itself be irritating | |
1.3% - 1.9% | |
Used as a fragrance. Can be irritating | |
1.2% - 1.7% | |
Used to thicken the product consistency | |
1% - 1.5% | |
A plant extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help neutralize free radicals | |
0.85% - 1.3% | |
An effective moisturizing ingredient that also has been shown to be effective in evening out the skin tone and reducing hyperpigmentation. It can help somewhat reduce wrinkles in skin | |
0.5% - 1.2% | |
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant and skin lightening properties. It can help calm down inflammation in skin | |
0.45% - 1.05% | |
Yeast extract. Helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
0.4% - 0.9% | |
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant and skin lightening properties. It can help calm down inflammation in skin | |
0.35% - 0.8% | |
A preservative | |
0.05% - 0.1% | |
Helps water and oil mix together and works as a cleansing agent (detergent). Also used as a preservative. Can be irritating | |
0.15% - 0.65% | |
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients | |
0.1% - 0.5% | |
Stabilizes the product formulation | |
0.1% - 0.35% | |
A fragrance. Potential allergen and can be irritating | |
0.1% - 0.3% | |
A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
0.05% - 0.25% | |
A fragrance with a lemon scent. A likely irritant | |
0.05% - 0.2% | |
A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat | |
0.05% - 0.25% | |
A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
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Sources
- Salicylic acid as a peeling agent: a comprehensive review
- Beta Hydroxy Acids
- A review of toxicity from topical salicylic acid preparations
- Glycolic Acid Peels Versus Salicylic–Mandelic Acid Peels in Active Acne Vulgaris and Post‐Acne Scarring and Hyperpigmentation: A Comparative Study
- Lactobionic acid
- Effects of lactobionic acid peel, aluminum oxide crystal microdermabrasion, and both procedures on skin hydration, elasticity, and transepidermal water loss
- Comparative evaluation of skin moisture after topical application of 10% and 30% lactobionic acid
- The use of polyhydroxy acids (PHAs) in photoaged skin
- Anti-Inflammatory Efficacy of Topical Preparations with 10% Hamamelis Distillate in a UV Erythema Test
- Anti-inflammatory activity of hamamelis distillate applied topically to the skin
- ASSESSMENT REPORT ON HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA L., CORTEX HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA L., FOLIUM HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA L., FOLIUM ET CORTEX AUT RAMUNCULUS DESTILLATUM
- Chestnut extract
- The effect of N-acetyl-glucosamine on stratum corneum desquamation and water content in human skin
- Glucosamine: an ingredient with skin and other benefits
- Genomic expression changes induced by topical N-acetyl glucosamine in skin equivalent cultures in vitro
- Incorporation of D-(^H)glucosamine into normal and psoriatic epidermal glycoconjugates
- Reduction in the appearance of facial hyperpigmentation by topical N-acetyl glucosamine
- The natural yeast extract isolated by ethanol precipitation inhibits melanin synthesis by modulating tyrosinase activity and downregulating melanosome transfer
- Evaluation of dermatological effects of cosmetic formulations containing Saccharomyces cerevisiae extract and vitamins